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Definitely don't feel left out. There is nothing that states that you have to be able to play the game reliably on Deity to enjoy it or have an opinion about it. Personally, even though I can get a victory about half the time on Emperor+, it's not really all that enjoyable for me. I modded the...

Based on my experiences, Hiawatha in general, but depending on the game, Augustus and Oda will spam cities like there's no tomorrow. In my most recent game where I was playing as the Byzantines because I don't like fun, he was plopping down cities literally surrounded by snow, with the closest...

As has been already pointed out, it has a much, much lower chance to appear than other natural wonders (IIRC less than 1%.) Personally I run a few mods that modify natural wonders, and that increases the chance of seeing FOY, since although it's arguably an overpowered wonder it's also...

I run it mostly because a) it's proven several times that I WILL (eventually) get my money's value of enjoyment out of it. Admittedly it took CiV a little longer to reach that point, but now that both expansions are out it stands as one of the best in the series for me, and a good return on the...

I'm pretty sure their likelihood of being in constant war is based on their Boldness flavor. There's a detailed chart of all these flavors somewhere on the net, but I don't have it saved. Certain leaders have the maximum 8 for boldness, like Napoleon and Catherine. These civs will not ask for...

Personally... even though it's not the best, my favorite is probably a toss-up between the Winged Hussar and the African Forest Elephant. They both add a fun extra dimension to warfare. Sure, units like the Keshik and the Panzer are extremely strong, but they, well... they don't really have as...

One thing to keep in mind is that the AI in CiV is highly competitive. Even the most peaceful seeming of allies will confront you if they think you are nearing victory. In the end, it takes a lot to keep an ally honest and good, and some... you just don't stand a chance. Civs like Russia are...

Seconding the recommendation to start with BNW. Definitely start off with tutorials, and I'd recommend at least reading the civilopedia, getting familiar with some concepts, maybe looking at some videos. But yeah, the vanilla game is frankly... really bad, in my opinion. Gods and Kings and...

I really like the implementation of policies and the effects they have on the game (although I do play with mods which tweak the policy system even further.) Basically, it allows for varied and specialized games despite unique civilization flavor. Even civilizations as clearly streamlined...

Honestly, Morocco seems like one of those civilizations which sounds good on paper but just doesn't cut it in the actual game. The UA feels like it's supposed to provide a small early boost that you then develop into a mid/late-game advantage even when the boost itself becomes irrelevant. But...

Honestly, even if you choose to go tall as the Maya, the Pyramid still shines. You don't have THAT many sources of science in the early eras, and +2 science from a very cheap building that could have a ton of other things attached to it through policies and religions is amazing. As the Maya...

Yeah, I have to admit India's happiness gets ludicrous when you have like 10 cities above pop. 20.

Honestly, it feels as though any of the ' top-tier' civs would work for kicking butt as well, just because the top tier civs generally grant bonuses you can easily convert to military might. IE, Poland can sustan both Liberty and Honor early, Babylon runs away in tech and hits the enemy with...

Honestly, going wide's main benefit to me is, well, it makes the game more fun. I like having a huge empire end-game, I like having ridiculous culture-per-turn (One particularly lucky game I had great faith and culture per turn, so at one point after a Golden Age+World Fair culture boost I...

Siam, Ethiopia, Indonesia, and the Celts. Because I have no idea how they're fielding 5 missionaries and a GP, all at once, during wartime, with no Faith NW in their lands. and why they choose to send them halfway across the world to target my largest cities, instead of trying to get their...

I'm somewhat surprised about the dislike for Gandhi. his UA is DEFINITELY not trash... in fact under quite a few circumstances I'd rate it as one of the best in the game. He is absolutely amazing going wide. Keep in mind that even on Deity, a city past size 6 or so is going to make up for the...

I guess I'll do this tiers thing. Game-Making (I wouldn't call it breaking) - Fountain of Youth, Uluru, Great Barrier Reef, King Solomon's Mines, Lake Victoria. Excellent - El Dorado, Sri Pada, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Rock of Gibraltar. Good - Mt. Sinai, Mt. Kailash, Mt. Fuji, Cerro de Potosi. I'll...

I would say that Rome is the worst for hard, raze-any-cities OCC. Simply because they have no UB, and their UU's all come early in the game, so you'd either have to beeline them and get really aggressive on neighbours or city states (and then you lose out on all the other aspects of your game...

Fountain of Youth, or maybe Uluru. Getting that early religion can be really powerful, especially if you have something like a jungle start and snag Sacred Path. One time, I had a game with FoY and Kilimanjaro both in my borders. I ended up supercharging one of my Companion Cavalries...

The best way to describe the AI that I can find is 'Uneven.' It just seems like there are so many AI's which do really well due to flavours/abilities, and some that just fall flat. I've never had Theodora do particularly well in any of my games, or William. On the other hand, Hiawatha is almost...